The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

The prison where Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf," and 278 Nazis were later executed for war crimes.

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

A whimsical art tower at a Bavarian brewery includes a grotto for its mythical beer-brewing dwarves.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.